The site said: "After 8 years on the show, Carl was murdered much to fans' horror in the live episode. Tom had created a bad boy loved regardless of how many people he killed or hearts he broke on screen.

"But off screen, Tom works tirelessly to raise money and the profile of charities such as Lymphoma and Leukaemia Research as part of their marathon team, and Hope For Justice which works to reduce human trafficking."

In total, over 3,000 votes were cast in the survey to help crown the ITV soap's 'best of the best'.